Sociological rational choice theory
@article{Hechter1997SociologicalRC, title={Sociological rational choice theory}, author={M. Hechter and S. Kanazawa}, journal={Review of Sociology}, year={1997}, volume={23}, pages={191-214} }
Although rational choice theory has made considerable advances in other social sciences, its progress in sociology has been limited. Some sociologists' reservations about rational choice arise from a misunderstanding of the theory. The first part of this essay therefore introduces rational choice as a general theoretical perspective, or family of theories, which explains social outcomes by constructing models of individual action and social context. “Thin” models of individual action are mute… CONTINUE READING
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